GATCHELL, ELISHA, of East
Nottingham, was a prominent and active citizen in his day, and had settled in
that township prior to 1716. He died at an advanced age in the winter of
1753-54, and his widow, Rachel, about 1760. They became Friends after their
arrival in this country. Their children were Sarah, m. to Andrew Job, 9, 24,
1726; Elizabeth, m. 9, 24, 1726, to Thomas Hughes, and again, to Edward
Mitchell; Abigail, m. 10, 24, 1747, to Enoch ob, and again, to John Price;
Elisha, m. 8, 3, 1733, to Mary, daughter of Henry Worley; Hannah, m. to Joshua
Brown; Esther, m. to Jeremiah Brown; and Anne, m. to Timothy Kirk.

Samuel, son of Jeremiah and Hannah of Lancaster County, m. 3,
29, 1787, Phoebe Allen, of East Marlborough. Their son Elisha, born, 10, 20,
1789, married Martha, daughter of George Martin, 11, 28, 1816, and resided in
Newlin township.

Dr. Elisha Gatchell was born in Newlin township, Chester Co.,
April 18, 1828. His parents were Elisha and Martha Gatchell. They were members
of the Society of Friends, of which society the doctor was also a member. He was
educated at Phillips' Academy, Andover, Mass.; at Kimball Union Academy, New
Hampshire; and at Brown University, Rhode Island. He graduated M.D. at the
University of Pennsylvania in 1855. In that year he located at Kennet Square,
Chester Co., and entered upon the practice of his profession. He soon found
himself engaged in a large and lucrative practice, which he was obliged partly
to decline on account of his feeble health, when he bacame principal of the
Eaton Academy in that place. In the summer of 1857 he left home with the purpose
of seeking a residence in Kansas, hoping to be benefited by the change of
locality. He became indisposed, however, on his way, in Philadelphia, and died
Oct. 5, 1857.

Dr. Gatchell was distinguished for a diligent and thorough
investigation of every subject to which his attention was directed. He was a
good classical scholar, and had a slight acquaintance with some of the modern
European languages, and considerable familiarity, for one of his age, with
English literature. He gave high promise of future success, not only as a
physician, but as a general scholar. He was ardent in the pursuit of his
undertakings, and a man of probity and integrity, and was highly esteemed in the
community in which his lot was cast.